Oct
30
CBS Said to Be Developing Streaming News Channel
Posted in: UncategorizedThe 24-hour channel would mostly repurpose video and reporting already produced by CBS News, according to executives.
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Oct
28
Netflix to Add ‘Dexter’ in Deal With CBS Corp.
Posted in: UncategorizedThe deal is not exclusive, but for Netflix it represents access to a show that had been only available to Showtime subscribers.
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Oct
28
NFL Network’s 10-Year Gains: 13 Games and 72 Million Homes
Posted in: UncategorizedThe all-football channel has gone from an uncertain start to 13 regular-season games, 17 studio shows and more than 70 on-air personalities.
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Oct
25
Bill Mazer, Sports Fixture in New York, Dies at 92
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Mazer, who spent more than 60 years in broadcasting, earned the nickname “The Amazin’ ” for his encyclopedic recall of sports facts.
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Oct
24
Sued Over Pay, Condé Nast Ends Internship Program
Posted in: UncategorizedThe publisher took the action after two former interns sued, complaining they had been paid below minimum wage for summer jobs at W Magazine and The New Yorker.
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Oct
23
TV Sports: Anticipating His Next Play, McCarver Is Closing Out an Era
Posted in: UncategorizedTim McCarver, whose career in the booth was marked by his strong opinions and uncanny ability to predict plays, will be calling his 24th World Series, and probably his last.
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Oct
22
Lou Scheimer, TV Cartoon Producer, Dies at 84
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Scheimer’s company, Filmation, produced “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,” “The Archie Show” and “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,” among other cartoon series.
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Oct
18
Critic’s Notebook: On Late TV, Hosts Go From Snide to Sweet
Posted in: UncategorizedCurrent hosts of late-night talk shows seem far more interested in ingratiating themselves with their guests than in providing a bit of push-back snark.
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Oct
18
Fox Gives ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ a Big Vote of Confidence
Posted in: UncategorizedThe sitcom has been picked up for the full season and was given the prime placement of following the Super Bowl in February.
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Oct
18
CBS Orders Full Seasons for 3 New Comedies
Posted in: Uncategorized“The Millers,” “The Crazy Ones” and “Mom” won early votes of confidence from CBS, which needs a successor to “How I Met Your Mother.”
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Oct
15
Fall TV Season Delivers a Mixed Bag in Prime Time
Posted in: UncategorizedThe networks have experienced a slight improvement in prime-time viewing this fall, but the landscape is still treacherous for new shows, several of which have been pulled after just two episodes.
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Oct
14
‘Walking Dead’ Premiere Is Highest Rated Show of TV Season
Posted in: UncategorizedWith 16 million viewers, the zombie-themed series on AMC broke its own record for cable entertainment. Among young viewers, it was even more dominant.
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Oct
12
An Alliance in Media Petitions Justices
Posted in: UncategorizedAn alliance of media groups says the Internet start-up Aereo is violating copyright law, but some analysts suggested the case was not ripe for Supreme Court review.
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Oct
11
Glaad Sees Improvement in Depictions of Gays and Lesbians on TV
Posted in: UncategorizedThe organization found no network “excellent” in its diversity, but most of the biggest networks were found to be “good,” according to a new report.
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Oct
11
Many Tune In to a Sad Night on ‘Glee’
Posted in: UncategorizedThe episode Thursday night, which addressed the death of the actor Cory Monteith via the death of the character he played, drew 7.4 million viewers.
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Oct
10
In Another Early Cancellation, CBS Sheds ‘We Are Men’
Posted in: UncategorizedThe show, which was panned by critics, contributed to the network’s underperforming Monday night comedy lineup. It follows ABC’s cancellation of “Lucky 7.”
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Oct
09
Comcast Hopes to Promote TV Shows in Twitter Deal
Posted in: UncategorizedA new feature, See It, is meant to make it easy to move from reading comments about a show to watching that show.
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Oct
08
Nielsen to Measure Twitter Chatter About TV Shows
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company’s new product, Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings, professes to measure the activity and reach of Twitter conversation about shows.
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Oct
07
East Coast Calls It a Night for a West Coast Game
Posted in: UncategorizedThe San-Diego-Oakland game was televised at 8:35 p.m., Pacific time, a rarity for prime-time televised games. Local California stations got a boost in ratings, but East Coast viewership dropped.
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Oct
07
As DVRs Shift TV Habits, Ratings Calculations Follow
Posted in: UncategorizedWhat is notable about the start of the new fall TV season, according to network executives, is a surge in not just delayed viewing, but very-delayed viewing.
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